Why is there such a long wait for ID card re­newal?

I ap­plied to re­new my wife’s Emi­rates ID on Fe­bru­ary 22nd when her res­i­dence was re­newed. Fi­nally, on April 26, I re­ceived a mes­sage that it was ready to col­lect from the Post Of­fice. The ID Card scheme and the fur­ther plans ahead for it are clearly a good thing, but wait­ing over two months to re­ceive a re­newed card is clearly un­ac­cept­able. Garf UAE